APPOINTMENTS

Lt General Bipin Rawat, who was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, took over as the Vice Chief of Army Staff on September 1, 2016. Lt General D.R. Soni took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC) on September 17, 2016. Lt General Surinder Singh took over as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Command on September 17, 2016. Lt General P.M. Hariz took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, on September 17, 2016.